21/08/2026
The assassination of Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. on August 21, 1983, is widely recognized as the pivotal watershed moment in modern Philippine history. Shot on the tarmac of the Manila International Airport upon returning from exile, his martyrdom shattered the aura of invincibility surrounding the dictatorial regime of President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., fundamentally altering the country's political trajectory by being the Catalyst for the People Power Revolution in 1986, which unified a fractured opposition and exposed to the world regime impunity and economic collapse of our country.